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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH, 1922.

WHERE TO STAY WHEN VISITING HOME.

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The Law Society, at the opening meeting of its annual Conference at Leeds, engaged in a very inforamtive disenssion on the Rent Restriction Act, which is ertain to remain subject of untlagging interest until Paflia:

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fate. The great body of expert opinion is convinced that while it remains on the Statut Book the housing problem can never be settled in the only way ip which a real settlement is possible--nunely, through the resumption of his urrual activities by the speculative builder. Yet it is not considered probable that Sir Henry Norman's Comi mittea will report in favour of allowing the Act to expire suddenly next June, bat will ather suggest that is demise shaald be deforel to a later date, subjet to "pertain | curtailments and modifentions“ to come into force in the summer." Sir Kingsley Wood, in his paper, seemed to hist at a possible extenxinh of two years, mind this may not unfairly be taken to frient, in what direction the controlling minds of the Departament are moving. What the master builders want above all things, as was clearly brought ut in the special articles and correspondence on this subject which appeared in our columns a month ago, is MISS TORA INOKUCHI ertainty. They want to be authoritatively assured that at a mot very distant date thi Rent Restriction Aét-which from their point of view night well be called the Hone Building Restriction Act-will come to an and, and then they will be able to go right ļ aheud with building schemes and provide the public with the houses they require Materials, it is they are still dear compared with pre-war prices, but other costs have shown a steady decrease, The bricklayers have doubled their output compared with see the figures of two years, ago, and small. bouses are being built to-day for less than half the price of eighteen months ago, thanks, as has been said, to the drop in labour costs and to the drastic limitations Limposed on the various raumicipal housing schemes, which had powerfully encourageri the formation of every sort of ring and combine to keep ip prices. As sovulus the war régione cuine to an end “a miraculqus and gratifying change"--in Sir Kingsley Wood's wards-cama over the stre

This problets, however, touches the house- owner even more closely than the huse- intilder, and no ong can read the abstract. of the replies which the National Federation

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Many are the amazing feats of modern surgery, but not often is it necessary to perform an operation in the open street,

Property Owners and Batepapers has just drawn up for submission to Sir Henry Norman's Committee without realising how exraordinarily strong the sun is against the injustices itaposed by the Hent Restrie- tion Art. The felenition has 100,000 embers, with interests covering some four million welling-houses, which, wcording to Sir Kingsley Wood's figures, ure nearly half the total number of house in the He stated, indeed, that only quatry. alont 200,000 houses are exempt, from the Operation of the Act, and in the vast majo-i rity of cases the owners are persons of very modest tocans who have invested in house AN AMPUTATION IN THE STREET, property because it is a visible form of in- vestment which they understand and on which they can keep their eye. It is very hard on these small owners that they should he singled out for long-continued penalisa-Yet this amazing performance was car tion because during the war Parliament ried out recently in Upper Norwood, A was anxious to prevent advantage being year-old boy, Frederick Grant, the son takes of the stoppage of building to force

of the baudmaster of the Upper Norwood rents up to a degree totally unwarranted by one of the hills between Anerley and the Prize Hand was crossing the road on the actual deficiency. That such a conse quence would have followed will scarcely be Systal Palace when, in passing behind a challenged, for it certainly took place in cab. Although the driver pulled up at tramear, he was knocked down by a taxi. condection with almost every other commo- dity House-owbers accepted the disulali-mixed in the machinery, one foot ling once the boy's legs became inextricably Lies imposed by the restrictions of the Actin analy wedged in the flywheel. Efforts a spirit which did them great credit, but renove the wheel proved unavailing, and they think it is now time that their on the arrival of medical uit a hurried grievances received fair consideration. They con-uliation was held, and it was agreed Contend that even if the Act were allowed that a Grant's foot was so badly crnished to expire in June there is no justification for an operation must be performed there Lie common belief that "extortionate and then. The road was cleared for a increases in rent, or orders for possession, distance on either side in order would become general." But the fact that facilitate the work of the surgeons, and I such a “common belief" prevails is signifi-a screen of drugs and blanket was cant, and no doubt Sir Henry Norman's hastily erected by ambulance men around Committee and Parliament will take it into the taxi, which was jacked up on barrels. account. "Extortionate," however, is a Dr. E. Worsely Gandy of Cavendish- question-begging epithet. Aulacress which square, who lives in Upper Norwood, may well seem reasonable, to the house-administered an anaesthetic, and the fool

was amputated by Dr. Ensor. owner, calculating that for so many years

whole bis outgoings have left him little or no net

operation took three-quarters return on his invested capital, is stiil sure to

of an hour, and Grant was then taken be styled extortionate" by the tenant whose the Norwood Cottage Hospital, where ho real objection is to any increase at all. progressing as well as can be expwet- There has been talk in some quarters of the establishment of Rent Courts, but we hope

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we shall be spared that new form of public of possession of the property which he de expenditure For if such Courts were sires to inhabit himself, and the particu administered on the principles of striet juslarly glaring injustice to the owner who tice the officials would be bound to Ex eno- nomic rents, while if they allowed politics tionate rents and spoiling is property by sees a tebaut litting out rooms at extor- and votes to influence their decision we should take yet another long step in the direction of political corruption.

their own proft, and the public has had ho protection whatsoever. Tenants have also

the additional wear and tear Again, this Act, however wellintentioned, was badly Grafted, and ruthless advantage has been For bringing routs to their proper level taken of it like by unscrupulous owners, there is noting like the free play of the unscrupulous tenauts, and unscrupulous market, and we want no further experi-agents. Experience has shown that diany ments which can only end in new restric- clever wits have been at work upon it to tions being placed on the free activities of the detriment of the pubhe interest. The the man whose job it is to supply houses to premium ramp-and not only on houses these who want them. We regret, moreover, within the scope of the Act, but ou all to see the argument in the National Feslera classes of property-has been a public Lion's memorandum that the State should seandal, encouraged by many agents for foot the bill" if economic principles are to be further sacrificed to expediency., The State has already to foot "bill of long list of grievances against owners who £10,000,000 a year for sixty years arising do not fulfil the obligation to carry out from the housing experiments of the Minis. repairs in respect of which they were allowed, try of Health at a time of exceptional short when the Act was amended, to enforce an age, when everything was abnormal, and increase of rent. Recent magisterial deci. every mistake made exacted an abnormally sions of the legal meaning of "attendance” heavy penalty. House-owners, we think, have been turned most inequitably to the will be better advised not to talk of the tax- tenant's disadvantage. Clearly, then, if the payer footing the hill, but to press for every Act is to be extended at all, it must be reasonable modification of the Act which drastically and fairly revised all round, in tbeir grievances immediately require and accordance with the evidence that will be for a fixed date for the Act's expiry. Sir laid before Sir Henry Norman's Committee. Kingsley Wood put their case to the Law But always one coues round to the anme Society just a forcibly as they could have conclusion, that the only way to get mat done it themselves, in respect of the injusters atraight again ie to build more houses, tise to the one-house owner, who is kept out and the only way to get that done is to give (Vontinued at foot of next colitis.)"'" the market free play--Daily Telegraph.

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